Will another undefeated fall in Week 12?

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Only ballclubs favored by the BCS standings create must-watch matchups, especially at the end of the season. With the latest Top 25 released, here are the showdowns that possess the most potential to shake up the nation in Week 12.

No. 18 USC at No. 17 UCLA

This year’s Battle of LA will feature two teams still vying for a Pac-12 title and automatic BCS bid. The Trojans have come out on top in the rivals’ last five meetings and 12 of the last 13.

But while history is on USC’s side, UCLA is the hotter club riding a four-game winning streak. The Trojans, who were once national championship contenders, have lost two out of the last three.

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No. 1 Kansas State at Baylor

Baylor isn’t ranked. It’s also a losing team. But if the Wildcats don’t take it seriously, their perfect record will be in jeopardy.

Collin Klein and company look well on their way to a BCS title bid. The Bears, though, will make them work for it. Sure, their defense is pitiful, but they boast the second-ranked passing attack and seventh-most points per game in the nation.

No. 13 Stanford at No. 2 Oregon

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According to the Associated Press and USA Today, the Ducks are the best club in the country. They haven’t faced a team ranked as high as the Cardinal this year, though.

If it weren’t for a 17-13 hiccup at Washington, Stanford’s lone loss—and a controversial one, no less—would be to an undefeated Notre Dame in overtime. It just beat No. 11 Oregon State last week 27-23. If the Cardinal’s 12th-ranked stop unit holds Oregon to under 40 points (something that has yet to happen this year), that’d be enough to give the Ducks a scare.

WEEK 12 BCS STANDINGS

1. Kansas State

2. Oregon

3. Notre Dame

4. Alabama

5. Georgia

6. Florida

7. LSU

8. Texas A&M

9. South Carolina

10. Florida State

11. Clemson

12. Oklahoma

13. Stanford

14. Nebraska

15. Texas

16. Oregon State

17. UCLA

18. USC

19. Louisville

20. Louisiana Tech

21. Michigan

22. Rutgers

23. Texas Tech

24. Oklahoma State

25. Washington

David Daniels is a featured columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.